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Company Level Imports

With Data for May 2015
| Release Date:
July 31, 2015
| Next Release Date:
August 31, 2015
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May 2015 Import Highlights

Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in May 2015 show that two countries, Canada and Saudi Arabia, exported more than one million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 84% of United States crude oil imports in May while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 96% of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of U.S. crude oil imports for May were Canada (2,908 thousand barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1,207 thousand barrels per day), Venezuela (850 thousand barrels per day), Mexico (587 thousand barrels per day), and Colombia (525 thousand barrels per day). The remaining top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (283 thousand barrels per day), Kuwait (222 thousand barrels per day), Ecuador (162 thousand barrels per day), Brazil (98 thousand barrels per day), and Angola (94 thousand barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 7,245 thousand barrels per day in May, which was an increase of 38 thousand barrels per day from imports during April 2015.
Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum to the United States in May; exporting 3,557 thousand barrels per day. The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Saudi Arabia with 1,210 thousand barrels per day.

Crude oil imports (Top 15 countries)

(thousand barrels per day)

Country

May-15

Apr-15

YTD 2015

May-14

YTD 2014

CANADA

2,908

3,214

3,156

2,739

2,735

SAUDI ARABIA

1,207

1,205

1,033

1,224

1,426

VENEZUELA

850

801

761

716

727

MEXICO

587

641

701

754

804

COLOMBIA

525

397

433

222

296

IRAQ

283

139

198

351

300

KUWAIT

222

186

238

334

369

ECUADOR

162

108

215

211

189

BRAZIL

98

219

165

108

100

ANGOLA

94

88

93

165

107

CHAD

77

79

76

62

38

INDONESIA

64

20

25

5

16

NIGERIA

43

48

43

84

85

ARGENTINA

31

17

27

46

34

RUSSIA

23

-

14

23

5

Total imports of petroleum (Top 15 countries)

(thousand barrels per day)

Country

May-15

Apr-15

YTD 2015

May-14

YTD 2014

CANADA

3,557

3,829

3,830

3,265

3,259

SAUDI ARABIA

1,210

1,205

1,046

1,241

1,442

VENEZUELA

897

857

811

772

777

MEXICO

663

713

774

803

864

COLOMBIA

535

409

450

247

331

RUSSIA

337

341

349

352

349

IRAQ

283

139

198

351

300

KUWAIT

222

186

239

334

372

ECUADOR

169

114

221

217

191

ALGERIA

150

106

105

102

82

UNITED KINGDOM

130

112

108

179

139

ANGOLA

119

102

108

178

124

KOREA, SOUTH

118

117

113

85

46

NORWAY

108

37

53

39

61

BRAZIL

108

232

177

136

122

Note: The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.